7th grade vocabulary lists

Mel R. (United States of America)
7th grade vocabulary level 1-10
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  1. exhale
    expel air
  2. bask
    expose oneself to warmth and light, as for relaxation
  3. lullaby
    a quiet song intended to help a child go to sleep
  4. dingy
    thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
  5. disown
    cast off
  6. tradition
    a specific practice of long standing
  7. meek
    humble in spirit or manner
  8. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  9. harmony
    compatibility in opinion and action
  10. engraved
    cut or impressed into a surface
  11. falsehood
    an untrue statement
  12. tenor
    the adult male singing voice above baritone
  13. stale
    lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration
  14. mahogany
    a reddish-brown wood commonly used to make furniture
  15. neutral
    having no personal preference
  16. agony
    intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
  17. biography
    an account of the series of events making up a person's life
  18. bleak
    unpleasantly cold and damp
  19. lure
    provoke someone to do something through persuasion
  20. reek
    give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
  21. steadfast
    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
  22. enforce
    compel to behave in a certain way
  23. whim
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
  24. salvage
    rescuing a ship or its crew from a shipwreck or a fire
  25. tend
    have a disposition to do or be something; be inclined
  26. atlas
    a collection of maps in book form
  27. trait
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  28. warped
    bent or twisted out of normal shape
  29. humid
    containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor
  30. effective
    producing or capable of producing an intended result
  31. valiant
    having or showing heroism or courage
  32. cram
    crowd or pack to capacity
  33. influenza
    an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
  34. enforce
    compel to behave in a certain way
  35. turnpike
    an expressway on which tolls are collected
  36. airhead
    a flighty scatterbrained simpleton
  37. unique
    the single one of its kind
  38. entitled
    qualified for by right according to law
  39. qualification
    the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea
  40. hostile
    characterized by enmity or ill will
  41. dialogue
    a conversation between two persons
  42. cancel
    declare null and void
  43. inflate
    fill with gas or air
  44. cue
    a reminder for some action or speech
  45. baffle
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  46. turnpike
    an expressway on which tolls are collected
  47. admittance
    the act of admitting someone to enter
  48. portrait
    any likeness of a person, in any medium
  49. prank
    a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
  50. conveyor
    a person who conveys (carries or transmits)
  51. exposed
    with no protection or shield
  52. tariff
    a government tax on imports or exports
  53. optimistic
    hopeful that the best will happen in the future
  54. ornamental
    serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
  55. rage
    a feeling of intense anger
  56. alibi
    proof that someone accused of a crime could not have done it
  57. assurance
    a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
  58. inflate
    fill with gas or air
  59. optical
    relating to or using sight
  60. brutally
    in a vicious manner
  61. pout
    be in a huff and display one's displeasure
  62. hub
    central part of a car wheel through which the axle passes
  63. hardy
    having rugged physical strength
  64. mesh
    an open fabric woven together at regular intervals
  65. freak
    a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
  66. stifled
    held in check or kept back with difficulty
  67. passion
    a strong feeling or emotion
  68. turbulent
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  69. belfry
    a tower in which bells are hung
  70. orchid
    any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
  71. prong
    a pointed projection
  72. fundamentals
    principles from which other truths can be derived
  73. outlet
    an opening that permits escape or release
  74. lobby
    a large entrance or reception room or area
  75. despise
    look down on with disdain or disgust
  76. shrivel
    wither, as with a loss of moisture
  77. mutiny
    open rebellion against constituted authority
  78. aerial
    existing, living, growing, or operating in the air
  79. cinnamon
    tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark
  80. legible
    capable of being read or deciphered
  81. isolated
    remote and separate physically or socially
  82. pronged
    having prongs or tines; usually used in combination
  83. pathetic
    deserving or inciting pity
  84. fiction
    a literary work based on the imagination
  85. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  86. binoculars
    an optical instrument for simultaneous use by both eyes
  87. compartment
    a partitioned section within a larger enclosed area
  88. flimsy
    a thin strong lightweight translucent paper
  89. frank
    characterized by directness in manner or speech
  90. amend
    make revisions to
  91. hemisphere
    half of a round, three-dimensional shape
  92. meteorite
    a stony or metallic object from space that hits the earth
  93. nasal
    of or in or relating to the nose
  94. swerve
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  95. faculty
    an inherent cognitive or perceptual power of the mind
  96. drained
    emptied or exhausted of
  97. rebellion
    organized opposition to authority
  98. chauffeur
    drive someone in a vehicle
  99. affectionate
    having or displaying warmth or fondness
  100. feud
    a bitter quarrel between two parties
  101. spry
    moving quickly and lightly
  102. welt
    a raised mark on the skin
  103. abroad
    to or in a foreign country
  104. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
  105. chasm
    a deep opening in the earth's surface
  106. recollection
    the process of remembering
  107. quartet
    a musical composition for four performers
  108. burlap
    coarse jute fabric
  109. solitary
    not growing or living in groups or colonies
  110. access
    the right to enter
  111. swerve
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  112. incomplete
    not total or final
  113. brink
    the edge of a steep place
  114. rebellion
    organized opposition to authority
  115. moved
    being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
  116. chauffeur
    drive someone in a vehicle
  117. acknowledge
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality of
  118. thaw
    become or cause to become soft or liquid
  119. tragic
    very sad, especially involving grief or death or destruction
  120. sculpture
    a three-dimensional work of art
  121. alias
    a name that has been assumed temporarily
  122. hermit
    one retired from society for religious reasons
  123. favorable
    encouraging or approving or pleasing
  124. gauge
    an instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity
  125. decent
    socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
  126. active
    characterized by energetic movement
  127. garlic
    bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized
  128. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  129. bond
    a connection that fastens things together
  130. receptacle
    a container that is used to put or keep things in
Created on Thu Jan 09 13:05:27 EST 2014

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